Premonstratensian Monastery in Želiv

adr 394 44 Želiv 122 (map)
gps 49°31'43.25"N   15°12'56.86"E
tel 565 581 193

Together with the Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, the Premonstratensian Monastery was founded in the first half of the 12th. century.


Klášter premonstrátů v ŽeliviThe famous Hussite preacher Jan Želivský was one of the monks of this monastery. During the 17th.  and the 18th. centuries, the monastery has become a spiritual, economical and cultural centre of the region again and the convent was rebuilt in the Baroque-Gothic style according to plans of J. B. Santini. The nunnish community returned to a part of the monastery in 1991. Visitors can see the monastery, a cloister, a refectory with a rich stuke and painting decoration, a chapter hall, a library hall and other interiors.
 


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